The cost of the Twelve Days of Christmas

Somebody has worked out that this year the Twelve Days of Christmas would cost you nearly £60,000 - that’s an increase of about 11 percent on last year’s £53,000!


Partridge £13 (last year £10)
Pear Tree, £130 (last year £100)
Two Turtle Doves, £35 (£25)
Three French Hens, £20 (£30)
Four Calling Birds £400 (unchanged)
Five Gold Rings, £230 (£260)
Six Geese a-Laying, £160 (£240)
Seven Swans a-Swimming, £3,700 (£2,800)
Eight Maids a-Milking, £35 (£30)
Nine Ladies Dancing (per performance) £3,200 (unchanged)
Ten Lords a-Leaping (per performance) £3,000 (£2,900)
Eleven Pipers Piping (per performance) £1,500 (£1,450)
Twelve Drummers Drumming (per performance) £1,650 (£1,600)